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Day: November 11, 2011

The closing keynote address for the Partners in Learning Global Forum took place at the Warner Theatre. Rather than a single keynote, the format included a five speaker panel. Their focus was to challenge us with Big Ideas for Education. A challenge is to actually question whether these “21st Century Skills” are the one that we need to pursue.

Before the keynote, a presenter from Intel Corporation laid the framework for the discussion to follow. The transformation model that Intel uses incorporates the aspects of Policy, Curriculum and Assessment, Research and Development, Information Communications Technology and Professional Development as the keys to Education Transformation. My notes from the panel appear below.

Five Big Ideas for Education

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